Enabling Dst - Alcatel-Lucent OmniSwitch AOS Release 7 Manual

Managing System Files

Enabling DST

When Daylight Savings Time (DST) is enabled, the switch's clock will automatically set the default DST
parameters for the time zone specified on the switch or for the custom parameters you can specify with the
system daylight-savings-time
switch when your time zone changes to and from DST. To verify the DST parameters for your switch, use
the system daylight-savings-time
-> system daylight-savings-time
Daylight Savings Time (DST) is ENABLED.
The following table shows a list of supported time zone abbreviations and DST parameters.
Abbreviation Name
nzst New Zealand
zp11 No standard name
aest Australia East
gst Guam
acst Australia Central
Time
jst Japan
kst Korea
awst Australia West
zp8 China;
Manila, Philippines
zp7 Bangkok
zp6 No standard name
zp5 No standard name
zp4 No standard name
msk Moscow
eet Eastern Europe
cet Central Europe
met Middle Europe
bst British Standard
Time
wet Western Europe
gmt Greenwich Mean
Time
wat West Africa
zm2 No standard name
zm3 No standard name
OmniSwitch AOS Release 7 Switch Management Guide
command. In this case, it is not necessary to change the time setting on the
command. A screen similar to the following will be displayed:
Time Zone and DST Information Table
Hours from
UTC DST Start
+12:00 1st Sunday in Oct. at
2:00 a.m.
+11:00 No default
+10:00 Last Sunday in Oct.
at 2:00 a.m.
+10:00 No default
+09:30 Last Sunday in Oct.
at 2:00 a.m.
+09:00 No default
+09:00 No default
+08:00 No default
+08:00 No default
+07:00 No default
+06:00 No default
+05:00 No default
+04:00 No default
+03:00 Last Sunday in Mar.
at 2:00 a.m.
+02:00 Last Sunday in Mar.
at 2:00 a.m.
+01:00 Last Sunday in Mar.
at 2:00 a.m.
+01:00 Last Sunday in Mar.
at 2:00 a.m.
+00:00 Last Sunday in Mar.
at 1:00 a.m.
+00:00 Last Sunday in Mar.
at 1:00 a.m.
+00:00 No default
-01:00 No default
-02:00 No default
-03:00 No default
March 2011
Setting the System Clock
DST End DST Change
3rd Sunday in Mar. 1:00
at 3:00 a.m.
No default No default
Last Sunday in Mar. 1:00
at 3:00 a.m.
No default No default
Last Sunday in Mar. 1:00
at 3:00 a.m.
No default No default
No default No default
No default No default
No default No default
No default No default
No default No default
No default No default
No default No default
Last Sunday in Oct. 1:00
at 3:00 a.m.
Last Sunday in Oct. 1:00
at 3:00 a.m.
Last Sunday in Oct. 1:00
at 3:00 a.m.
Last Sunday in Oct. 1:00
at 3:00 a.m.
Last Sunday in Oct. 1:00
at 3:00 a.m.
Last Sunday in Oct. 1:00
at 3:00 a.m.
No default No default
No default No default
No default No default
No default No default
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